Handle removing tool



Oct. 19, 1937. F. KAMROWSKI HANDLE REMOVING TOOL Filed Oct. 21, 1936 7520221 flam'rawska' Patented Oct. 19, 1937 PATENT OFFICE HANDLE REMOVING TOOL Frank Kamrowski,

Stevens Point, Wis.

Application October 21, 1936, Serial No. 106,926

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a new and improved tool for use by automobile body and upholstery repairmen or mechanics in removing door handles, window-operating handles, some types of windshield operating handles, etc.

The usual handle is provided with a hub fitting snugly upon the end of the shaft and detachably secured thereto by a screw, pin, curved key, or spring clip. This fastening means is normally obscured by and in some cases held in place by a finishing plate which surrounds the hub of the handle, said plate being held in position by a coiled spring surrounding the shaft. To order to gain access to the fastening means plate must be forced away from the handle against the action of the spring. It is the object of the present invention to provide an eX- ceptionally simple and inexpensive, yet an efficient and easily operable tool enabling one man to thrust against the finishing plate and readily remove the fastening means, without aid.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawing.

l is a perspective view illustrating the manner of using the tool.

Fig. 2 is a disassembled perspective view.

Figs. 3 and 4 are side elevations of the head looking in directions at right angles to each other.

A preferred construction has been illustrated and will be specifically described, with the understanding however, that within the scope of the invention as claimed, variations may be made.

The tool comprises a bent wire head H, a shank S preferably of wood, and a breast plate P of wood or metal, said breast plate being rig- 40 idly connected with the rear end of the shank S and the head 1-! being similarly connected with the front end of said shank.

In forming the head H, I make use of a single length of stiff wire. The central portion of this wire is bent to form a slightly more than semi-circular yoke 5, the arms of which are denoted at 6. The free ends of these arms are bent inwardly toward said arms in directions at an angle to the plane of the yoke 5, as shown at l. The Wire is then given another bend 8 and extended away from the aforesaid plane of the yoke '5 to form substantially parallel arms 9, said arms being inwardly spaced from the ends of the to permit removal of the handle, the finishing yoke arms 6 and being spaced from each other. The free ends of these arms 9 are curved toward each other at Ill and twisted together to provide a neck ii. A socket l2 drilled into the front end of the shank S, snugly receives this neck II to attach the head H to said shank.

To use the tool, the arms 9 are placed astride the handle [3 with the yoke 5 disposed against the spring-pressed finishing plate l3. The user then presses with his body against the breast plate P, thereby moving the plate I3 with respect to the handle hub M to expose the fastening means it. Thus, while the plate I3 is held in an out-of-the-way position, both hands may be used in removing the fastening means I5, allowing easy removal of the handle. The same tool may obviously be used to advantage when it is necessary to hold the finishing plate against the action of the spring when reconnecting the handle with the shaft.

By forming the yoke 5 of slightly more than semi-circular form, and providing the bends 1' inwardly spacing the arms 9 from the ends of the yoke arms 6, the tool more evenly presses against the plate 13' without danger of canting said plateand slipping.

Excellent results have been obtained from. tools manufactured in strict accordance with the present disclosure and the structure herein illustrated is therefore preferably employed. However, within the scope of the invention as claimed, minor variations may be made.

I claim: 1

A tool of the class described comprising a single length of stiff wire having its central portion bent to provide a slightly more than semicircular yoke to thrust against the usual springpressed finishing plate around the hub of an automobile door handle or the like, the Wire at the ends of the yoke arms being bent inwardly toward said yoke arms in planes at an angle to the plane of said yoke and being then extended away from said plane of said yoke to provide substantially parallel arms spaced inwardly from. the ends of said yoke arms and spaced from each other to straddle the handle, the ends of said substantiallyparallel arms remote from said yoke being curved toward each other and twisted together to provide a neck, a thrust shank of substantial length having a socket in its front end snugly receiving said neck, and a breast plate on the rear end of said shank.

FRANK KAMROWSKI. 

